Abstract

With a greatly increasing number of older adults due to advances in medical care, aU baby boomers in the United States will be 65 or older by 2029. As the number of older adults grows, so does the number of those with severe mental illness. Treatments are needed to address older adults with severe mental illness that include the negative side effects of medications. Due to the nature of severe mental illness, lower levels of required cognitive processing allows for those admitted to inpatient psychiatric settings to participate, including those with dementia. Horticulture therapy has proven useful to address severe mental illness and improve quality of life among older adults. However, an approach addressing both is not available. This doctoral project addresses severe mental illness in the older adult population utilizing Naomi Feil's validation therapy and horticulture group therapy as a framework for a 10 session treatment program.

LLU Discipline

Psychology

Department

Psychology

School

School of Science and Technology

First Advisor

David A. Vermeersch

Second Advisor

Paul T. McMahon

Degree Name

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Degree Level

Psych.D.

Year Degree Awarded

2011

Date (Title Page)

9-2011

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Mental Disorders -- in old age; Aged -- psychology; Psychotherapy, Group -- in old age; Horticultural Therapy -- psychology

Type

Thesis

Page Count

ix; 106

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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